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VOL. 56—NO 39
ITEMS CONDENSED.
MARKSMAN SHOOTS COW—Dur
ing some heavy target practioe at the
range near Pottstown by several Na
tional guard officers, a grazing cow
was hit and killed by a stray shot,
costing the marksmen SSO.
OLD BUT FAST—One of the oldest
orses in Reading is "Dick", 35 years
old, owned by John H. Keppleman,
and he can still make a mile in 2.20,
and is good for a 20-mile drive any
day.
STATE'S DREADED DISEASE.—
Among (1743 communicable diseases re
ported to the Health Department for
July were ISOI of measles, 1108 of tub
erculosa 813 of whooping cough, 770
of typhoid fever, 754 of dohtheria and
920 of scarlet fever. Among the causes
of 8549 deaths in the foregoing month
of Jane were 671 of pneumonia, not! of
diarrhoe and enteritis, 468 of Bright s j
disease. 751 of tuberculosis, lie of ae- j
oidents in mines and quarries, I'-'t of ;
railway injuries, 78 from suicide and
532 from other forms of violence.
SHOOTS THIRSTY GlßL.—Anna
Cole, of Uniontown, was shot in mis
take for a burglar by Charles Kind- ;
rew, a neighbor. The young woman
went ou ICindrew's lawn to get a drink j
from a hydrant and Kiudrew.who has j
heard .burglars twice through the
night, shot at the dark form. One of j
the bullets entered the girl's abdomen j
and it is dobntful whether she will j
recover.
• WALKING ARSENAL —Two boys
who said they we- e Joseph Barber and
Paul Derby, of Minersville, were cap- j
tnred by the Now York police. They j
had started on a Wild West killing
scrape and wore leather- belts with
pistols in the holsters. Tlioy carried a .
valise which contained revolvers, a j
detachable rifle, a hatched, a miner's
lamp and an assortment of jewelry.
CRAZY WOMAN IN MOUNTAINS
—Automobile and carriage riili rs got
a scare near Minersville, when they
\v.r< k J i 1 up an'l •co • i ><y a'< iur
ful Tyrol*mil womun, who bad be 11 a j
fugitive on the mountain for several
mind was ttirm-d whm h iuv-bam.
was rnu down find injin d by an auto
mobile.
= BIRD OF DISASTER.-John Mil
ium gave for his e induct wv that he |
w:v driven to madness by the con
stant scolding of a parrot owned by
his wife, which she refused to part j
with.
SIXTH VITRIOL VICTIM DEAD.
Vfter suffering ,for more than six
weeks, Edna Dager, one of the cliil- j
dreu who were burned by on explosion i
of virtol while riding ou a wagon
loaded with the acid, in Philadelphia, ,
has died. She is the sixth child to die j
of burns received.
WHAT THE CHIPMUNKS SAY.— i
Rural weather prophets in the ueigli- ,
borhood of New Castle rre predicting j
long, hard winter. Chipmunks, j
ijuirrels and other hibernating anira- 1
als, they say, arc accumulating thick, j
heavy fur coats, and this is an infall
ible sign
FATAL TO MOVE DYNAMITE.— I
While trying to move a trunk contain
ing three sticks of dynamite, J'loder ,
Krupsi, a coal miner, of Moncssen, |
was fatally injured when the stuff ex
ploded. His homo was nearly wreck- ,
ed.
WHISKEY KILLS CHILD—Six-:
year-old Harry of Harris- ;
burg, got out of bed during the night, j
while his parents .slept and drank from ! ,
a whiskey jug, which lie found in a
closet. In an hour lie was dead.
STRAW HAT VlCTlM.—lnfuriated
because some boys were trying to
reak his hat as ho was walking along
die street, an Italian in Philadelphia,
drew a stiletto and stabbed one of
them in the arm. i
MADE FIRST WOMAN'S BICY :
CLE.—Charles Duryea, of Reading, a
leading automobile manufacturer, has '
the distinction of having made the 1
first woman's bicycle in tho world.
BAD BOYS CULTIVATE POTA
TOES.—The boys at' the Glen Mills
House of Refuge have cultivated over
six thousand bushels of potatoes from '
thirty-seven acres of land.
OPERATED POR 125 YEARS—The j
West Branch Paper mill located in
Berks county, which has been in op
eration for 125 years, is still running.
TOMATO GRAFTER.—A tomato
grafted to two potatoes was the sue- ,
leasful result of an experiment by a
ottstown man.
BIG SUSQUEHANNA SALMON.—
While fishing in the Susquehanna riv- i
er near Wapwallopeu on Friday, W.
L. Stackhouse,proprietor of the Stack
house Hotel, of Shickshinny.and Free
man Eroh, of Wapwallopeu, caught a
pound Susquehanna salmon after
battling and being towed down the
river for one-half mile. The salmon
measured 3 feet, 3}<j inches.
WEST MARKET
i STREET PAVING
The proposition to pave a section of
West Market street assumed a new
phase before the borough council Fri.
night. A petition objecting to paving
1 on that thoroughfare signed by nine
property owners was read by the sec
retary. Council was asked in the
petition to reconsider and rescind
the action recently taken to pave West
Market streot with vitrified brick from
J the west line of Mill street to the west
side of courthouse alley. The follow
ing reasons are assigned:
"First, vitrified brjck paving is
noisy, dusty, reflects the heat and is
| unsuitable for a residence street. We
do not lose sight of the fact that when
j vitrified brick is once used west of
i Mill street it will be but a short time
before the balance of West Market
street will lie paved with it and we do
not consider it a proper setting for the
! homes at; 1 shade trees that lino both
! fc.i-.Vs of the street.
"Second. As taxpayers we object to
j the expense believing that with a
! small outlay macadam can be putin
j good and serviceable condition. Wo
j object to paying for what we do not
want anil will prove an eyesore. Dur-
I ing the past ten years taxes on West
Market street property have increased
| fifty per cent.
I "Third. Wo have suffered and are j
I still suffering from the loss of the six 1
trees that were cut down to make way I
j for the new pavement at the court
; house and we seiiously object to tin?
J cutting down of any more trees. At
' the courthouse alley we now have two
poles and the stand pipe used to fill
the street sprinkler, which sprinkler
; stands before us tSie most of the time
> and is another annoyance.
"We think our request should be
granted, as we are the persona Mo t
mtoiv-itfd in the Matter, as we have
t> live right ou the sjut. (Sin red)
On motion of Mr. lies it %vn order
ed that the petition be laid on the
On motion of Mr. Curry it was ord
all objections it is the judge, i t of
council that it is to the best interest
of tiie borough that a part of \Yt si
Market be improved as proposed.
ORDINANCE ADOPTED
The ordinance providing for the pav
ing of West Market street between
Mill street and courthouse alley was
approved by council Fri night. It was
passed on fir.-r leading, when on mo- j
tion the rules were suspended and it
was passed on the second and third
readings after which it was formally
adopted.
PETITION FOR SEWER
A petition was receivcil asking that
the borough sewer be extendi:d ou
Church street between Mahoning and !
Market streets. It was signed by
Charles W. Robson.J. W. Swart-,Miss
Martha Sandle, W. H. Maiers, Mrs. j
Stephen Johnson, B W. Musselman, j
Mrs. E. M. Brintou per S. A. McCoy, j
No definite action was taken.On mo
tion the secretary was ordered to take
the matter up with the sigucrs.
On motion of Mr. Curry it was ord- i
or- d that West Marker! street he re
paired by filling up the low places 1
with limestone and having the road- j
bed rolled.
Gn motion of Mr. Everhart it was
ordered that the borough sower bo ex- j
tended along West Front street, tak- : 1
iug in all the borough sewers and the j
private sewers that now do net con
nect with the main sewer. It is found i
that these small sewers draining into
the river are factors in polluting the
river bed and causing the offensive
odors complained of at times when the
river is low.
On motion of Mr. Marshall it was
ordered that license for the opera
house bo fixed at SSO for the season.
REV. HAUGHTON RESIGNS
Rev. Edward Hanghton, rector of
Christ (Memorial) church, this city,
has received a call from St. Paul's
parish at Springfield, Illinois, which
he has decided to accept. Rov. Hangli
ton on Saturday handed his resigna
tion to the secrotarv of Christ church
vestry, to tako effect on October 10th.
Rev. Hanghton has been the rector
of Christ church'for the pastjsix years
and eight months, and during that
time he has won many friends and ad
mirers by his faithful performance of
duty and his likeable personality.
Ingoing to Springfield Rev. Hangh
ton will step upward in his calling.
Springfield is tho See City of the
diocese of Springfield, and for a num
ber of years St. Paul's church has
been the procathedral of that diocese,
and is iust about double Christ church
in importance and income.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1910
NEXT REUNION
AT FACTORYVILLE
The reunion of the 132 Pennsylvania
Volunteer Regimental Association,
which met in this city ou Saturday,
was a line success, there being some
forty-live veterans present along with
a number of ladies.
The survivors of the regiment liv
ing in this vicinity assembled at G.
A. K. hall during the forenoon. Those
residing in the vicinity of Scranton
did not reach Danville until the ar
rival of the 12:51 D. L. & W. train,
i At 12 o'clock an excellent dinner fur
nished by a committee of ladies was
I served to those that had arrived. The
! Scran ton contingent filled the second
| tables at 1 o'clock.
BUSINESS SESSION
At 2 o'clock the business meeting
was called to order by president of the
association, Hon. .Tames Foster, of this
city, who delivered an address of wel-
I come. lie touchiugly alluded to the
\ nth of September, just forty-eight
years ago Saturday,when the 182 regi
i meut participated in one of the blood
, iest. battles of the war. This date, a
memorable anniversary, he said, is a
j forcible reminder that the survivors
I "are no longer boys," hut that the
j most of them "with withered looks
| are far down on the shady side of the
! mountain. " With special feeling lie
dwelt upon the sadly reduced num
bers and the familiar faces that are
missing eacli year. "These things,"
he said, "ought not to mar our plea
sure, for our comrades have simply
been given precedence on the muster
out roll and have gone to their re
ward. "
Mr. Poster's address throughout
a' :inude 1 in beautiful sentimem and
breathed a spirit of comradeship and
welcome,which hud the effect of mak
ing the visitors feel thoroughly at
I tome.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Ou inotiou it was decided that, the
Officers .were elected as follow*:
Pi with in Benjamin Gardru-r; vice ,
presidents,Utley Turner and Lewi- G.
Rt 1 5 secretary. Daniel .T. Newman;
tr ■ > vtrer, O. 15. Wright ; chaplain. J.
U. DeGraw.
!
Whereas we have Bftjoyed the hospit
ality of the comrades of Company A
and ladies and tie patriotic cit . ns
of Danville; therefore
Resolvi d, That we, the members of
t!ie i.i.'nd Pennsylvania Volunteer
Regimental association hereby tender
our highest appreciation and thanks
to t ho foregoing and all interested
persons, feeling that we have received
a most delightful reception at their
hands, sneh as we will always cherish
in grateful remembrance. (Signed)
JOHN PERN,
DR. [. W. WILLITTS,
G. W. OONKIiIN.
THOSE PRESENT
Survivors of the 132 nd regiment
wore present as follows:
Company A (Danville): Hon. James
Foster, P. G. Bice, S. S. Gulick, Ed
ward Roderick, O. B. Sweit/.er, Henry
Vincent, Esq. ; Capt, C. C. Norris,
William Sunday, O. S. Aten, Adam
Iloruberger, John McCoy, Levi M.
Milkr,Thonras^Jones, Sawue 1 Lunger,
J. .1. Bookmilkr. _
Company D (Bradford) Ellis 11.
Best.
Company i (Susquehanna): G. W. j
Couklin, .Tolin Pern, Bnjainin Gard- i
ner, L. G. Reed, W. H. Seeley.
Company C (Wellsboio). L. S. Spen
cer.
Company H (Catawissa.): D. B. Pet
terman, Thomas E. Harder, C. P.
Mears, Lloyd T. Rider, A. H. Sharp
less. John H. Stokes, C. S. Sclimick,
B. B. Sclimick, Dr. 1. W. Willitts, R.
M. Watkins.
Company E (Bloomsburg): E. W.
Coleman, W. 11. Gilmore.O. H. Hend
ershott,S. R. Johnson, Clark Kressler,
John Lawton, John Roadaraiel, H.
H. Sands and James P. Trump.
Company li (Scranton): Charles H.
Booue, D. J. Newman, Peter Seigle,
A. B. Wright.
Company B (Factory ville): Utley
Turner.
The following ladies were present at
the reunion: Mrs. Henry Vincent,
Mrs. Harry Vincent, Mrs. E. P. Gre
gory, Miss Margaret Lovett, Mrs.
Peter Seigle, Mrs. C. P. Sloan, Mrs.
J. P. Trump, Mrs. Utley Turner, Mrs.
G. S. Hunt, Mrs. Charles P. Wilson,
Miss Helen Magill.
Picture of Wrecked Auto.
A picture of the Berwick automo
bile which was wrecked near Blooms
burg after Mondays' game, taken by
Will G. Brown, is attracting consider
able attention in the window of the
Standard Gas company.
FIRE DESTROYS
VALUABLE DARN
I The largo barn belonging to John F.
Krum.ou B'ooin road about a mile this
side of Grovauia was destroyed by fire
Saturday morning along with five
calves anil the season's crops. It is
said that the building was set on fire
I by a tramp.
| The barn destroyed was of frame,
| seventy-two by thirty-two feet, with
! windbreaker or straw shed, fifty by
twenty-seven feet. The big structure
was packed full of iiay and grain and
| contained a thresher and other mach
inery.
SET ON FIRE
The fire occurred about 8 o'clock.
! Mr. Krum was spreading lime in one
,of the fields. Mrs. Krum was ou her
way to town with a load of marketing.
A soil, a small boy. was working in
the barn. The boy states that lie had
just stepped out of the stable door
when he saw a man emerge from an
other part of the barn and deliberately
set the straw stack in the barn yard
; on fire, after which he ran down
through tho corn field and crossing a
ploughed field beyond disappeared
from view.
In an instant the straw stack was a
mass of flames, which at once com
municated with the straw shed and
enveloped the whole barn. As soon as
the boy could collect himself he called
this father,who rushed to tho burning
barn.
CALVES PERISH
All thi> horses were out of the barn
at the time with tho exception of a
colt which Mr. Krum saved with much
difficulty. Two calves were saved.one
being so badly burned that it will die.
Fiv.- other calve., burn I with -the
barn.
boon i car on the Danville & Blooms
w siev.itln : arou -d the people on
BLCKET BRIGADE
'. i •
ble t ho barn was enveloped in flames.
Standing fifteen feet away from the
bnrniu n-.nire was :i fine two.
billed, forty by fifty feet, built less
than a year ago. AUhou;.i the flames
were almost licking tiiis bail iiug and
tin-re were no facilities lor fighting
the lire other than a bucket brigade ,
yet the crowd with avidity addressed
itself to the task of saving the struc
ture. How hard tho people assembled
worked will be understood when ir is j
explained that in a short time the;
wells ou the farm were pumped diy
and that from that moment ou the !
water had to be carried from a small '
stream two hundred yards away. The
building was saved, however, but not j
until the weather boards were scorch- 1
ed by the flames.
THE LOSS
In addition to the seasons' crop of |
hay, which was heavy, over one thou- i
sand bushels of grain—wheat and oats :
—were, burned. Fortunately the wag
ons and most of the fanning imple !
meats were in the wagon shed. A j
threshing machine,grain drill and cut- j
ting box wt rein the barn and were
destroyed.
The loss is over $3,500. Mr. Krum
carries an insurance in the Millville
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., but be
stated Saturday that his loss is not j
uearly covered.
THE SUSPECT
Tho description that Mr. Krum's lit
tle son gives of the man who is alleg
ed to have set the barn ou fire corres
ponds with the appearance of a hobo
who was seen in the neighborhood of
Riilgeville tho evening before and who
it is alleged was swearing vengeance
at the farmers because they would not
permit him to sleep in their barns.
He appeared at the farms of David
Wertman and William Fern,and being
refused a night's shelter there, it is
thought by some that he may have
later crawled into Mr. Krum's barn.
The hobo is described as being about
five feet, eight inches tall; hair and
mustache mixed with grey; left, eye
out, and little finger of right hand
missing. He wore a derby hat. and
collar and necktie. A general search
for the man, in which the police of
several towns participated, was in
stituted Saturday,but at last accounts
no clue had been discovered.
Stopped Suicide With a Stick.
JHazleton, Pa., Sept. 21—Rounded
up by Truant Officer Evans, who had
been on his trail for somo time, Albert
Miller threatened to commit, suicide
rather than goto Bchool. He was in
the aot of shooting himself when the
mother landed on the wayward youth
with a stick.
DEATH SUMMONS
DENNIS OH
Dennis Bright died at his home, West
Market street,this city.at 11 -lSo'doci
Saturday night after a long and pain
ful illness. His condition had beer
very serious for several weeks.
Mr. Bright was born at the home
stead farm, Valley township, Marcli
2, 1830. He was the son of Peter and
Mary Bright, a representative of one
of the oldest families of the State.
As a boy he attended the public
schools, later taking a course in the
J Pittsburg Commercial college, from
' which he graduated in 1850. He latci
! went to Indiana, where in the spring
!of 1801, he enlisted under the call oi
i the three months' men. It occurred,
however, that his regiment was not
j ordered out, but was held in Indian
apolis. June 14, 1801, when the call
for three years' men was issued, he
was mustered into the United State -
so vice, as first sergeant, Company A,
15th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers.
HE WAS WOUNDED
At Itich Mountain, West Virginia,
he was wounded, a musket ball pass
ing through his ankle,thus preventing
him from doing active duty for sever
al months. On recovering he was ord
j ereil to join his command with rank
! of captain to serve on the staff of
j Brigadier General George D. Wagner,
| having been successively promoted
| from fiist sergeant.
At the battle of Pittsburg Landing
Mr. Bright received injuries to his
wounded ankle, which incapacitated
him for 'further activo service. He
was detailed on garrison and provost
duty and after having seived for two
years was discharged.
Aftr ;* !i- return fiom the army Mi.
Bright became assessor oi internal
r.!'-«-ntie. 1!" ( iv.-ruer f.Y.iry hew
api til i Lieut mint Colonel. Hi,"' th
t
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
that oflice in Montour county.
For a number of years he conducted
a hardware store in opera house block,
lie wa fond of agricultural pursuits
and for sonic "yt ais prior to his death
owned an orange grove in Florida,
where '■< mostly spt nt the winter.
lie was a man of infl xibha ' une.-ty.
He avoided <• mteMou ate' wai plain
shaui and i vjiocri.-/ in 'very 112• ':n
He was wmud i»«-i ■ t'tcai in l»i>
ii! and !; <pt I - "-l iufor •d on
■ ral topic."
The deceased was il \>ai •oi age.
He is survived by his wife, one broth
er Hiram Bright, of Boswell, lud.,atel
two sisters, Mr.'. Abbie Achenbach, of
Cedar Falls, lowa, and Miss Penina
Bright, of this city.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT
Kobert Farnsworth, the dairyman,
who was injured Thursday, is aide to
take charge ot Ills milk route.
On Thursday he was returning home
with his milk wagon and stopped at
the farm of Levi V. Beyer near Mans
dale, lie had just left the wagon
when the horses started. Ho turned
intending to spring into the wagon,
and grasp the lines.
What occurred at this point will
never le known for a certainty. The
last that Mr. Farnsworth remembers
is that he was in the act of placing
his foot on the step of the milk wag
on. The first that was known of the
affair at tho Beyer home was when
Mrs. Beyer glancing into the road saw
Mr. Farnsworth lying on the ground
apparently lifeless, while the horses
were trotting up the road.
The unconscious man was carried
into the house and Dr. Paules called
by telephone. An automobile was
placed at tho physician's service and
in a very short time he was at the in
jured man's side.
Mr. Farnsworth finally regained
consciousness. It was found that no
bones were broken, and except for a
few brnsies lie did not seem to be bad
ly injured.
As he placed his foot on the step
Mr. Farnsworth was probably thrown
violently to the ground. Whether he
was run over by the wagon or not is
not clear.
The Esperantists.
The Danville Esperantists will hold
their first meeting of the season in tho
office of Justice of the Peace W. V.
Oglesby, this evening at 7 :!10 o'clock.
All persons interested in Esperanto,
whether they contemplate taking up
the subject or not, are invited to be
present. The popularity of the world
language is constantly growing and it
is believed that the class in Danville
this year will show a material in
crease.
7 A convenientlhing'about a private
garden is for the vegetable man to
come around regularly to supply you.
SAFE CRACKERS
IN DANVILLE
The gang of safe-crackers, whicl
successively operated at Catawissa,
Danville, Bloomsburg and Millville ir
a period of less than three months,
paid Danville a second visit on Mon
day night, when the safe in the office
of the Reading Iron company was
blown.
On August 12th the safe in the D
L. & VV. station, this city, was crack
ed, the methods adopted on that oc
casion being apparently the same a<
employed at the Reading Iron Com
pany's office. There is little doubt but
[ that not only the two robberies iu
Danville, but also the three others
enumerated above were committed by
the same gang.
FACTS GUARDED
In the case of the last robbery at the
Reading Iron works, for some reason,
which we will not attempt to explain,
tlio whole matter was kept quiet dur
ing Tuesday. Yesterday morning,
however, the facts of the case began
to leak our.
THE FACTS
When the office of the Reading Iron
Works was thrown open for business
Tuesday morning a scene of confusion
presented itself. A glance sufficed to
show that cracksmen had been present
during the night and had operated on
the safe. Entrance had been effected
through a rear window, which had
been forced upward breaking the fast
ening.
"■ Everything of value about the office
each evening is securely locked up in
a vault, which tho robbers attempted
to'hlow open. Nitre-glycerine along
with soap in lar f :o quantitii ■ was cm
ployed.
The cracksmen, it would appear,
w< re more familiar with blowing .-v.fi .*
than getting into vaults and they did
not make a unci >■ r.f it- at the Hea !-
by the sequel, however, a little persist
f i.. v, itil well dirt etc i labor would
have enabled tl e robbers *o have brok
en the vault open. But they evidently
diil not consider it safe to tarry and
after the explosion tlmy beat a hasty
retreat.
SECURED NO BOOTY
So far fts can i • learned nothing in
auv of tho a; irtmenta of tli" office
building wit- stolen. How much •' <■
ro .rs would havfl s- scured had 11 . y
n Stat : .
l it lit!!.- Ili'li ■ 1i• V . \
i 1 getfinn the v -tit ■. .->i :
Tuesdaymoruir ■ . wilhstau
Ihe look was <!••- . •
seems to have HIT - D I - •
door in a curious ui . ..• er, and
tho blow of a > • • > a
broken, openi . v. ri t
torior.
A DANGERO j '.ND
There is liitle doubt after the (ifti
and latest raid that a band of robbers
is operating iu this immediate local
ity. That Danville is considered a
prolific fi.'l i is evidenced by the fact
that of the five s.ifo-cracking episode-;
two have taken place in Danville. 1
is disquieting to learn, that after these
hold and repeated robberies no clu.
has been discovered that promises to
y ill results.
LAST RITES
The funeral of Dennis Bright took
place yesterday afternoon from the
family residence, West Market street.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. James Wollastou Kirk, pastor of
tho Mahoning Presbyterian church.
The honorary pall bearers were: Dr.
Jno. Sweisfort, William G. Kramer,
J. D. Magill, Robert Adams, Robert
Cathcart and Jacob C. Miller. The
active pall bearers were: John Mar
shall, .T. B. McCoy, W. G. Williams,
William Vastine, J. O. Peifer and
Charles V. Ameiman.
Among those from a distance who
attended the funeral were: Hiram
Bright of Boswell, Ind.; Mrs Abbie
Aeheubach and Miss Naomi Achen
bach, of Gladbrook.lowa; John Evans
of Reading; Mrs. Moore of Hloorns
burg: Frank DeLong, Mrs. George
McCounell of Washingtonville; Mrs.
Summons and Mr. and Mrs. John Clel
land.of Scrautou. Interment was made
in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
License Transferred.
License granted to Amandus L,
Ileddens at tho Eaglo Hotel, Washing
| tonville, last spring, yesterday was
transferred to Richard B. Moser, who
will henceforth be in chargo of the
hostelry.
The transfer was made at a short
session of court held in the morning
with his Honor, Judge Evans and As
sociates Blee and Welliver on the
bench.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
BOILER OUT OF
COMMISSION
The annual boiler cleaning is in pro
gross at the water works. As a con
sequence the large water tnbe boiler
is out ot commission and the capacity
of the plant is correspondingly reduc
< d.
It was stated last evening that it
would be impossible to keep the town
fully lighted. Ono or more circuits
I would be shut off, while after a cer
tain hour probably before midnight
the entire system might have to be
shut down. The plant, it was stated,
would bo kept in operation until after
the moon rose when the electrio light
would not be missed a great deal.
FORMATION OF SCALE
The formation of scale on the inside
of boilers is a great annoyance wher
ever 11 so water of the North Hrancli is
useii tor making steam. Fortunately
the borough at present is using a
boiler compound," which proves
vary efficacious in preventing incrusta
tion.
On opening the tubes yesterday less
scale was found than probably ever
before in the history of the plant. Not
only this, but what existed was very
easily removed. Formerly it was neces
sary to employ a "cutter," but at pre
sent a current of water injected from
a hose suffices to dislodge and carry
off the scale.
Under any conditions the cleaning
of the water-tube boiler constitutes a
slow and tiresome job. luall there are
1-0 tubes, which have to bo opened at
each end. The caps as well as the
tubes have to bo cleaned—polished as
smooth as glass—so that when replac
ed the joints will be perfectly tight.
THEATRE SEASON OPENS
Ti' J! i 11 <if the Danville
opera house opened last evening with
1
> f'- "i n Lottery Man."
A r of improvements have
1 » 11 1, n i: • theatre during
which a:- tho
c t avay-. and Sanding ar tho
m» ii i'Mtrance on Mill street. The
a i ■ .!••«!. \n entire new
e<jni; :m i:t tf furniture has been
installed and a new stage carpet
Manager Edmondson has booked a
I!'" ' t ' I'i'jli e!>: -• "itfvnct ions, and
will end. Ivor daring the coming sea
-"■i t" ' ring to IVi. . 111 M tie lust 'hows
on the r< ad.
fr ••' •' * t! re i),. , a d
V i't' '• ",wl ' was
hiin. 'in 11'.." 1 pas; few ■»- was
in i: ' i !an t lor rliu first
imp.
"The L toiv Man" last, evening
■va ■■ .i vvil . gO'i-1 sized audi
ence;' rso war it nijJit. The play
has a v ry lau abl" pl> r which was
well brought on !>• the capable com
pany.
ATLILCi'i' A3SN. MET
The Danvil! A'h.etic association,at
a met ting held last evening in the
office ol Secretary Ralph Kisuer,
wound up the business of the base 1 all
season of 1910.
All of tiie members of the ttaiu are
still in Danville. This morning Masser
Mack' it will leave to cuter Conway
Hall, at Carlisle, to take a course pre
paratory for Dickinson college.
It is likely that t!:e team will play
at least one game hero independently
before they disband. If the game is
played it will likely lie on Saturday
and will bo a benefit for the players.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Four cases of infantile paralysis, the
dread disease that is causing consider
able agitation among the doctors all
over the country, have recently been
reported to Dr. S. B. Arment, State
health registrar for .Columbia county.
? One of the cases is from Catawissa,
the child of Mr. aud Mrs. Reuben
Ranch, having been stricken with the
disease, a few days ago; one is from
Cleveland township, Elizabeth, the
six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Keller, being afflicted last
Sunday, and there are two cases from
Locust township, Emily, daughter of
Henry Craig, and Willard, a small
child of Wilson Craig, having been ill
for sevoal months and their condition
shows little signs of improvement.
The disease,which affects the spinal
cord, leavos the child helpless, aud as
yet the doctors have found no cure for
it.
Cattle Dealer Fell Dead.
Irvin Bowen an aged cattla dealer
with no home in particular, stopped
at the Teats' homestead iu Faxinos at
noon today and got something to eat.
He said that he did not feel well and
went out in tho barn to lie down.
He came back and sat down on the
porch. Tfie family inside heard a thud
and looked out only to see the old man
dead. The cause was heart disease.